Principal Recruiter, Technical

🎨 OpusClip is the world's No.1 AI video agent, built for authenticity on social media.

We envision a world where everyone can authentically share their story through video, with no expertise needed. Within just 18 months of our launch, over 10 million creators and businesses have used OpusClip to enhance their social presence.

We have raised $50 million in total funding and are fortunate to have some of the most supportive investors, including SoftBank Vision Fund, DCM Ventures, Millennium New Horizons, Fellows Fund, AI Grant, Jason Lemkin (SaaStr), Samsung Next, GTMfund, Alumni Ventures, and many more.

Check out our latest coverage by Business Insider featuring our product and funding milestones, and our recognition as one of The Information's 50 Most Promising Startups in 2024.

Headquartered in Palo Alto, we are a team of 100 passionate and experienced AI enthusiasts and video experts, driven by our core values:

• Be a Champion Team

• Prioritize Ruthlessly

• Ship fast, Quality Follows

• Obsess over customers

Be a part of this exciting journey with us!

Who We Are Looking For

We're seeking a strategic Principal Technical Recruiter to drive talent acquisition across our technical organizations. This person will influence hiring strategy, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver measurable impact through data-driven decision making. You'll be responsible for building high-performing teams from IC through executive levels while serving as a trusted advisor to leadership on talent strategy and organizational design.

Responsibilities

Recruiting Excellence

• Execute end-to-end recruiting for technical roles ranging from individual contributors to senior executives

• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to identify and engage passive candidates across Security, Infrastructure, AI/ML, and other specialized technical domains

• Use talent metrics to identify bottlenecks and improve process efficiency

• Design and deliver exceptional candidate experiences that reflect organizational values and strengthen employer brand

• Successfully close candidates at all levels through strategic offer negotiation and relationship building

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and recruiting excellence across the organization

Strategic Partnership & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with executive leadership to develop recruiting strategies that align with business objectives and drive organizational transformation

• Lead change management initiatives to evolve recruiting processes, introduce new hiring methodologies, and drive adoption across technical teams

• Influence hiring decisions and team composition through strategic workforce planning and market intelligence

• Develop trusted relationships with hiring managers, interviewers, and executive leadership to drive hiring excellence

• Coach hiring managers on effective candidate assessment, structured interviewing, and bias mitigation

• Serve as domain expert on sourcing techniques, stakeholder management, and recruiting strategy

Qualifications

Required:

• 7+ years of technical recruiting experience with proven track record of successfully hiring ICs to executives

• Demonstrated ability to influence business decisions and drive organizational change through strategic recruiting initiatives

• Strong analytical skills with experience establishing metrics, interpreting data, and presenting insights that drive action

• Excellence in stakeholder management across technical and executive leadership, with ability to challenge ideas and navigate competing priorities

• Deep understanding of technical roles with ability to source and evaluate candidates across engineering, product, and design disciplines

• Track record of building recruiting systems or implementing significant recruiting initiatives

• Experience coaching recruiters and hiring managers on recruiting best practices

• Proven success in fast-paced, high-growth startup environments

Preferred:

• Experience recruiting for AI/ML, Infrastructure, or distributed systems roles

• Background in recruiting operations, process design, or recruiting team leadership

• Familiarity with modern recruiting tools such as Ashby and Juicebox

• Experience in Series A through pre-IPO stage companies

• Strong ownership, entrepreneurship, and passion for building through innovative strategies

EEO

OpusClip is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. OpusClip considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Opus Clip is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.